The Chairman of the Independent Investigative Committee on the death of some Niger miners in the state, Jonathan Kure, has recommended that one point four billion be paid to the families of 33 victims and 44 survivors.
Presenting the committee’s report in Abuja on Tuesday, Kure said the deaths could have been prevented, noting that the victims, including 14 minors, were kept in inhumane conditions.
The committee also advised summary dismissal of the state commandant of the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and all other officers who were directly involved in the detention and eventual death of the miners
The committee equally Proposed institutional reforms for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in order to strengthen the leadership of the corps.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who received the report, promised to implement the recommendations of the committee in order to ensure justice for all affected persons.
Tunji-Ojo also ordered the Corps’ commandant to immediately suspend all officers allegedly involved in cleaning the detention centre to destroy evidence.
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